Madeleine
SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE
(b.
26 February 1700
,
Montréal, Canada, New France
d.
8 February 1758
,
Longueuil, Canada, New France
)
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Madeleine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE was born 26 February 1700 in Montréal, Canada, New France
Madeleine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Marin SURPRENANT dit LAFONTAINE and Barbe-Marguerite CARTIER and the grandchild of: (maternal) Paul CARTIER and Barbe BOYÈRE (BOYER)Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Madeleine married François MARIER dit STE-MARIE 7 June 1723 in Longueuil, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
François MARIER dit STE-MARIE was born 16 April 1681 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). François was the child of Louis MARIER dit STE-MARIE (MARIE) and Mathurine GOARD.
Madeleine SURPRENANT dite LAFONTAINE died 8 February 1758 in Longueuil, Canada, New France .
Details of the family tree of Madeleine appear below.
Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
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